| Ljink96 said: Somebody on reddit is speculating that we'll get another real direct in at most, 20 days from today. Apparently after every mini direct, there's a real one in 1-20 days of airing. We'll see. |
Having checked the list of Directs on Wikipedia, this is accurate. There is, however, an important caveat: this Direct Mini was unlike any other in that it focused on a variety of titles and announcements rather than single games. This Direct Mini was also the first one in over four years, so I'm not sure that Nintendo's broadcasting patterns from four years ago are a good model for 2018.
Last year there was at least one broadcast for 10 months of the year, with March and December being the only months not to feature a Direct or Nintendo broadcast (E3, Switch reveal). In January and June there were two global broadcasts. Most broadcasts were for specific games and franchises (Splatoon 2 & Arms, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Dragon Quest XI) and two were for indie titles. Only two Directs, plus the E3 broadcast and Switch reveal, were about the whole release slate.
I was going to try and reach some kind of conclusion as to when a Direct is likely but honestly, I don't have a clue. Nintendo march to the beat of their own drum. I would guess we can expect at least one Direct of some kind most months of this year, and we should also expect a couple of months to be Direct-less, and a couple of months to feature a couple of Directs. Like I said, though, this Mini is the first in over four years, so there's been a change in approach already in 2018.
